Chapter 38 Dark Horse vs Dark Horse (1)
For this game, Olson did not choose a major change in the lineup. The starting lineup is still those people, and the same formation and tactics. Even goalkeeper, Olson still chose Anderson. For the knockout stage, Olson clearly knew that while the team changes, what the most needed is stability and fewer mistakes.
Slovakia's starting lineup is as follows:
Goalkeeper Muha, four defenders from left to right are Pekarik, Sktel, Giulica, and Zabavnik. The midfielder is Weiss, Kutzka, Stokhe and Hamsik, and the forward is Wittke and Yandrishek. It can be said that it is a not-standard 442 formation, which is similar to the current formation of Denmark.
It is worth noting that Hamsik, who is in full swing, and Vitk, who performed well in the last game. Some people even say that if Vitk can continue to perform well in this game, Slovakia may continue to create miracles. This is not unreasonable. After all, the Danish team is in a sense the same quality as Slovakia. Everyone is a dark horse, and it is normal for whoever wins or loses.
Of course, the leading stars of Slovakia have always been Hamsik, a young player born in 1987. 1987 is considered a high-yield year for talented players, and Hamsik is the representative figure. He became famous in Naples, where Maradona once wrote the legend, and has gradually become a leading attacking midfielder in Serie A, with a goal efficiency comparable to a striker. 2010 is destined to be the year when Hamsik explodes. On the one hand, he bid farewell to Naples and switched to Serie A, La Liga or Premier League giant clubs at a high price of more than 90%. On the other hand, at the age of 23, he will play the role of helmsman in the World Cup journey of Slovakia. Once he performs successfully in the World Cup, Hamsik is even expected to become the benchmark in the 2010 European summer transfer market.
Although this young man who went to the Italian arena at the age of 17 is only a central defender or left-wing forward, mainly responsible for connecting the team's defense and offense on the court, his personal scoring ability is far beyond the general midfielder. From the goal rate of each season, we can see Hamsik's continuous progress over the past few years - in the last World Cup year, he scored 10 goals in Serie B, most of which were penalty kicks. After representing Naples in Serie A in 2007-08 and 2008-09, he scored 9 goals each season, and he scored 7 goals in 16 rounds of Serie A, and the total number of goals in the whole season is expected to reach 15. The two major Italian goalkeepers Buffon and Amelia have been humiliated by him in recent months, and the goal guarded by Buffon was even broken twice in a game.
Hamsik's growth path is completely different from most Eastern European stars in football today. In the new colonial era of football, Eastern European geniuses were often targeted by European clubs at a young age, and entered the youth team of the big leagues at around 16 years old. However, after a few years, these players could only be consumed in the youth team and were difficult to be favored by the first team until they were swept out by the club when they became adults. Hamsik is different. He was in Slovakia at the age of 16.
He scored goals in the league and was successfully sold to Serie B Brescia at the age of 17 for 500,000 euros. Then he became the main player in Serie B, and was then bought by Naples for 5.5 million. It was precisely because he played at a young age and did not have much pressure to play for mid- and lower-level clubs. These have prompted Hamsik's growth rate to be much stronger than his peers in Eastern Europe, which has led to his series of achievements today.
"Hamsik is a player who left a deep impression on me. If his left foot can further develop, I think he can go on the road of becoming famous like Kaka," said former Polish famous star Bonik. When asked about his opinion on Hamsik, Czech star Nedved said: "He has grown a lot this year and he has proved that he is a very talented player." Bonik and Nedved are both legendary stars in Juventus history, and "Old Woman" is Hamsik's craziest suitor. With the recommendation of two legends, I believe no one doubts Hamsik's future.
On the day of the game, the weather was a little gloomy, and it could be said that it was a cool breeze, which was a very suitable day for the game. I guess in such weather, the players can all perform at their normal level.
Unlike usual, Duan Xuan did not give a commentary on the spot this time, but another game was commenting on Tao Wei, a familiar old friend, and his understanding of Qin Tian began in the Bundesliga.
"Hello everyone, everyone. What we are seeing now is the expanded Durban Stadium. Players from both sides are entering the venue. You can see that the audience seats that are enough to accommodate more than 30,000 fans are already full. It seems that everyone is looking forward to this big showdown between the two dark horses to see who goes further on the World Cup stage."
"After a brief kick-off ceremony, the referee blew the whistle of the official game."
The Danish team, who was guessing the coin, chose to kick off first, but still followed the past routine. Bentner handed the ball to Qin Tian. Qin Tian made a move and wanted to lead it, but he passed the ball to the left with a fake move and quickly inserted it into Glenshare.
After passing the ball, Qin Tian did not pause at all. While Thomason was supporting Glenshare along the side, he inserted from the middle to the left.
Because Glenshare was relatively fast and Qin Tian's previous pass was relatively hidden, when Glenshare dribbled the ball and broke through about 30 meters, a Slovakian player came up to intercept. When Glenshare saw that the situation was not good, he quickly cooperated with Thomason in a wall-to-wall manner, and finally passed the ball past Stoch. Then he did not stop the ball, but passed it directly to Qin Tian who had successfully broken through.
After Qin Tian got the ball, he did not hesitate at all and quickly broke into the left side without defense. However, Slovakia's Kutska is not a good deal. This guy successfully frozen Italy's Marchisio in the last game. His defensive strength was extraordinary. Moreover, because of his strong youth and energy, he could not beat him up no matter how he rushed. It is estimated that the only way was to force him to foul.
Kutzka's movements were not big. Although he was pestering Qin Tian, he did not have obvious foul action. This made Qin Tian very uncomfortable and he had no chance to shoot or pass the ball. Fortunately, his speed and skills had a certain advantage over Kutzka, so he rushed left and right, and finally lifted the ball high after a feint and passed it to the center of the goal.
Unfortunately, Bentner almost hit the ball at the front point, but the ball was confiscated by Muha, so Bentner could only hold his head and fall into regret.
There was no way, Qin Tian's pass was not a problem at all, but Bentner was gently hit by the opponent's defender when he was taking off, but he failed to jump to the corresponding height. However, this was not a serious foul, so the referee did not yell.
Bentner gave Qin Tian a thumbs up and then smiled apologetically. Qin Tian just smiled. Anyway, there were so many opportunities, so he might not care about this time.
But no matter what, the successful breakthrough and pass at the beginning of the game still excited the fans of the Denmark, and once again focused the media on Qin Tian. This superstar from the Premier League is in a very good condition this World Cup. Although the Denmark team is relatively weak in strength, compared with those world-class teams with big names, it seems that there will always be a miracle in its place.
The game continued, and Slovak goalkeeper Muha threw the ball to Kutska. Kutska seemed to be obsessed with being passed by Qin Tian, so he deliberately rushed towards Qin Tian, as if he was planning to fight Qin Tian one by one on the field, but the positions of the two seemed to have turned back, and the defenders became the offensive side, while the offensive players became the defensive side.
Those who have never watched Qin Tian’s game may think that Qin Tian is just average except for strong attacks, and Kutzka is such a person. Although Qin Tian achieved extraordinary achievements in the Premier League last season, as a traditional European player, Kutzka did not pay attention to him. At most, he only heard about it when watching sports news. Moreover, he always felt that the news exaggerated Qin Tian’s excellence.
If he had watched Qin Tian's game, he would never have been so rashly to Qin Tian with the ball. He would have no difference with a top defender. You should know that in addition to goals and assists, Qin Tian also had the highest interception rate in several seasons in the Premier League, but because he was a frontcourt player, he had not been paid too much attention.
Qin Tian had no impression of Kutska, or he lacked interest in understanding such a arrogant player. Since the opponent suddenly came over, there was no reason to let it go. Even if the player was brave and had certain skills, he could not escape his defense.
"Pass!" Just as Kutzka was about to confront Qin Tian head-on, Vitek, who retreated to the center circle, suddenly shouted. It was almost conditioned reflex. Kutzka didn't have time to think with his brain, so he passed the ball out with one kick, and that position was where Vitek's voice came from.
Qin Tian was helpless when he watched the ball fly away from Kutska's feet, but there was nothing he could do. Although he had already figured out how to cut Kutska's ball, after all, Slovakia was not alone, but a team, and his successful cooperation left him helpless.
Wittke took the ball with his back, so after receiving the ball, he did not turn around, but directly picked the ball back, as if he had eyes on his back and passed the ball to the one who broke up. Yandsherik had already successfully offside at this time. Facing Danish goalkeeper Anderson, he calmly pushed the ball into the far corner.
When Yandsherik kicked out, the whole audience was silent, and even the whimpering sound of the ball rubbing against the wind in the air could be heard clearly.
However……
Chapter completed!